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Greeting the Season
The holidays are upon us!
There are so many events that take place in the Golden Island during the holidays and we don’t want you to miss any of them. Since quite a few take place at the beginning of December, we thought we’d preview the season with a thumbnail guide to these festive events so you can be ready to greet them all with holiday cheer! (continues)
Lights of Love
Each holiday season
the beautiful wooded campus of Hospice of the Golden Isles is transformed into a magical place with the glow of thousands of holiday lights. These lights shine in honor and memory of those who have touched our lives. This year the 10th Annual Lights of Love program will take place on Thursday, December 8. There will be a 5:00 p.m. Service of Remembrance followed by the Lights of Love Program. This all takes place on the HGI campus at 1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick.
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GOLDEN ISLES ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Where Their Paws Are In Good Hands
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 noon
9 Glynn Avenue Brunswick 912.267.6002
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ENHANCE YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY
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We specialize in designing hair and makeup to enhance your bone structure and magnify your natural beauty.
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~Jekyll Island~
Jekyll Island turns into “Holiday Island” during the Christmas season. On November 26, ring in the holidays with the lighting of the great tree in Jekyll Island’s Historic District. Celebrate this merry and bright season with fun for the whole family – carriage rides, toasting marshmallows for s’mores, kids’ crafts, live music, and pictures with Santa.
Once the sun goes down, the magic sets in as the tree is lit, accompanied by fireworks and snow! It’s the perfect way to get into the spirit of the season! The night before, there’s a special holiday Movies on the Green showing of Elf. Come sing and smile with Buddy, it’ll be YOUR favorite too! There’s also oceanfront “ice” skating at Jekyll Island’s Skating Village between November and January. Skate rentals, concessions, and panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean!
The cottages of the historic district will be decorated for the season for daily Holidays in History tours. Experience the glittering world of the Jekyll Island Club dressed up in its holiday finery! This year, there are also Christmas Twilight Tours that include a showcase of historic Faith Chapel’s stained glass masterpiece “Adoration of the Christ Child” and include music and light refreshments at Indian Mound Cottage.
At Goodyear Cottage beginning November 26, the Jekyll Island Arts Association will present the Merry Artists Show & Sale, a festive show and sale of small works and other art items suitable and affordable as holiday gifts or decorations with all items priced under $150. Through the month of December, The Westin Jekyll Island will be presenting “A Gingerbread Holiday” with special displays and events. And of course, Santa will be making appearances at Crane Cottage and at other locations on the island in preparation for his big night. For detailed information on all of the holiday happenings at Jekyll Island, visit jekyllisland.com and check out their event calendar.
A Victorian Christmas Tour
The Magnolia Garden Club will host its 7th annual Christmas Tour of Homes in beautiful downtown Brunswick on Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tour beautiful Victorian homes and gardens decorated for the holidays, and don’t miss the bake sale at Advent Christian Church, 1812 Ellis Street, where you will find lots of tasty homemade treats. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the tour. You can purchase them in Brunswick at Color Me Happy, 1426 Newcastle Street, or Merle Norman Cosmetics and Day Spa, 250 Golden Isles Plaza, on St. Simons Island at Carlyle Chiropractic Clinic, 207 Edwards Plaza, G.J. Ford Book Shop, 600 Sea Island Road #6, or Beachview Books, 215 Mallory Street. For additional information, call 912.996.0663 or email mgctohinfo@gmail.com.
~Merry Mixer~
Its time again to feast on the finest gourmet fare prepared by Chef Dave Synder of Tramici Neighborhood Italian and Halyards Restaurant and to watch some championship football, all for a good cause, at this year’s annual Merry Mixer. The Merry Mixer, presented by GP Cellulose, benefits the Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center, is happening December 3rd at 6 p.m. and is $125 per person. The Teen Center is open year-round and is a safe place for students in grades 8-12, six days a week to spend time during non-school hours and the summer. There the children participate in generation-changing programs that support a commitment to learning, positive values, healthy habits and high expectations for success as an adult. Members of the teen center see a 100% graduation rate of members who attend the center through the 12th grade. The teen center is a great place to have fun, laugh and learn.
The Merry Mixer is a fantastic way to have yourself a grand time, and give back to the children of our community. Dance way the night to the sounds of The Sensational Sounds of Motown. The band has some of best sounding classic R&B and soul in the Southeast. With over 20 years of touring experience, they will keep you dancing all night long. Members of the band have played with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Barry White, and the Drifters just to name a few. For more information, call 912.265.1455 or email brooke@apositiveplace. net. To purchase your tickets, go to a positiveplace.net. (continues)
~ Jingle All the Way ~
5K & F U N RU N
The morning of Saturday, December 3, Great Dunes Park on Jekyll Island will be filled with sounds of jingle bells, but it won’t be Santa’s team of reindeer coming to call! That will be the sound of happy runners as they participate in the 6th Annual CASA Jingle All the Way 5K & Fun Run. The 5K Run/Walk begins at 9:00 a.m., and the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk gets started at 10:00 a.m. The 5K race is timed and awards are presented to the team with the most members, most holiday spirit – both team and individual, overall male and female finishers, overall masters male and female finishers, and the top three male and female finishers in each age group for the 5K race. In addition, there is a $1,000 cash award to the school’s PTA with the most entrants (anyone who lists the school on their registration form) pre-registered for either Mile run or the 5K. You must register on or before November 29 and have at least 50 participants to win. Entrants may only identify one school. You can benefit BOTH CASA and your school by participating! How cool is that?! All race proceeds benefit CASA Glynn. For more information, visit casajinglealltheway5k. com or call the CASA office at 912.264.4448. (continues)
HOLIDAY SURPRISES
HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN
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B E S T ~ Bake Sale ~
in the
SOUTHEAST
Cassina Garden Club will be at the Historic Tabby Cabins at Gascoigne Bluff on Saturday, December 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to celebrate the holiday season with the “Best Bake Sale in the Southeast” featuring cakes, cookies, candy, homemade jams or jellies, fresh citrus fruit, maple syrup, greenery and other “Christmassy” confections handmade by
Cassina members. Free tours of the cabin renovations and hot cider will be also be offered. Proceeds from the sale will fill the coffers of the club’s “Cabin Fever” cabin restoration effort. The club has raised more than $195,000 of its $400,000 goal to ensure that the cabins can continue to tell their story to our community. Event goers can meet with a docent and will get a sneak peek at the restoration work underway. Current developments include two new beautiful doors on the river side of the tea cabin, the separation of the interior space and chimney restoration. A tabby floor will be poured in the near future.
Relics uncovered, such as a turtle bone necklace, continue to inform our view of life in the cabins. Event is free and open to the public. C’mon out and get some tasty goodies! For more information about Cassina
Garden Club, the cabin restoration, or the bake sale, visit cassinagardenclub.org. (continues)
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HOLIDAY MARKET CRAFT FAIR
Lord of Life Lutheran Church is busy preparing for its eighth annual Holiday Market Craft Fair, which will be held at 2801 Frederica Road on Saturday, December 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual event hosts over thirty vendors, both indoor and outdoor, who sell quality handmade wares including pottery, artwork, glasswork, jewelry, baby and children’s gift items, cute things for pets, cement outdoor art, holiday items, aprons and kitchenware, one of a kind totes, knitted and crocheted items, and many other interesting gift ideas. Nancy Day, children’s book author, will be available to sign her books. “Flavor of Georgia” winner Rockingham Pecans will sell their fried pecans and candies. The Blueberry Barn, from Alma, will be at the event for their third year to sell a variety of blueberry products. In addition, the church will host a bake sale and a used book sale. Coffee and breakfast snacks and lunch will be served. Outstanding raffle prizes include restaurant gift cards, specialty gift baskets and a hand-crafted woodwork item donated by Paul Speich, member of the Golden Isles Woodworkers. Door prizes, donated by our vendors, are awarded every hour. Committee chairperson, Renée Evenson Balka says, “It’s hard to believe this is our eighth annual Holiday Market Craft Fair. We are so proud that our fair has become well-known in our community. Our neighbors throughout the Golden Isles look forward to this event. We are also proud that every year we have returning vendors along with new ones to showcase their handcrafted and specialty items. We always provide shoppers with a wide variety of gift ideas for the holidays. Santa Claus spends the day so this is a great photo op for families. We are thankful for our many volunteers who work hard to make this an enjoyable day for everyone and we look forward to welcoming our visitors.” Proceeds benefit Lord of Life Youth Camp Scholarship Fund and other church, social ministry, and outreach programs in our community. Pastor Bonnie Lanyi says, “Last year was my first year as Lord of Life’s new pastor to experience this fun event. Funds were raised to help send our young people to camp. They came home from camp with many stories about how their lives were changed for the better in significant ways. Also, funds were used to care for people in our community who found themselves in dire need. God is so good and provides. This is one way we are able to reach out and serve those in need, and impact the community in positive ways. Thank you to all who support this event!” For additional information call 912.638.4673. Shop the Holiday Market and see what terrific Christmas presents YOU can find!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Lord of Life Lutheran Church is also helping provide gifts to children in need for Christmas by serving as a Collection Center (continues)
Fruits & Veggies Jams & Jellies Pickles & Salsas Chow Chows Syrups • Honeys • Nut Butters Cookies & Candies Lotions • Soaps
during National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child in November. Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse, a non-denominational Christian organization that supports a variety of ministries, has distributed over 130 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 150 countries or territories around the world in Jesus’ Name. OCC is the world’s largest Christmas project of this kind. They delivered over 20 million shoeboxes to children in over 100 countries in the last three years. This year, they hope to collect enough shoebox gifts to reach another 14 million children. Every shoebox gift is an expression of God’s love that brings joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to a child in need. Additionally, many of the children are enrolled in a 12-lesson discipleship course, The Greatest Journey. Many of these children are coming to Christ as they study the lessons. This ministry not only spreads the Gospel abroad but also locally. Lord of Life has shoeboxes available if needed or you could simply pack a shoebox from your closet. Items that go in the shoeboxes are specified for a girl or boy, ages 2-4, ages 5-9 or ages 1014. Examples of what to buy are hair brushes, soap and washcloth, toothbrushes and toothpaste, toys, games, puzzles, books, stuffed animal, jump rope, balls, flip flops or shoes, pencils and notebook paper, markers or crayons, socks, hats, pajamas, shirt, etc. Basically anything that you can fit in a shoebox that a child in need could use is acceptable. What a great way to start the holiday season! The church, located at 2801 Frederica Road, will be open for anyone to drop off shoeboxes during the following hours: Monday-Friday,
November 14-20 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 5-7:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 19, 9-11:00 a.m. and 2-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, November 20, 122:00 p.m. and 4-7:00 p.m.; and Monday, November 21, 9:3011:30 a.m. If you would like to volunteer counting shoeboxes and packing cartons, please call Lord of Life at 912.638.7431 because many hands make light work.
~Messiah~
The holiday concert not to miss! The Golden Isles Community Chorus will present its annual performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah, Part I” at Wesley United Methodist Church, Frederica on Saturday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. The Christmas portion of Handel’s beloved oratorio includes choir, organ, soloists, and orchestra. It’s a rather epic undertaking: the community choir consists of 90 members plus soloists who represent 35 area churches, and they are accompanied by an orchestra. This has been a Golden Isles tradition for more than three decades and it continues for good reason. The performance is always phenomenal and will fill you with the spirit of the season. For more information, visit wesleyssi.org/concerts. (continues)
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~Mistletoe Market~
The Mistletoe Market Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival presented by Glynn Visual Arts will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4 in Postell Park on St. Simons Island. This fine art and gift market is in its sixth year and has become a mainstay of the Golden Isles’ holiday festivities. The yarn-bombers will decorate just for the occasion! For the second year, local knitters will be turning Postell Park into its own work of art! Throughout the year they have been working away and will reveal their beautiful work at the opening of the festival. The colorful decorations will only remain in the park for this festival weekend. “This year, we expect over 60 accomplished artists and artisans offering a wide array of quality artwork including two dimensional art, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, photography, woodworking, baskets, fabric and mixed media.” says festival director Hannah Roberts. “This show combines fine art, fabulous gifts, great food, entertainment & family fun in a festive Island holiday atmosphere. It is the perfect opportunity for residents and visitors alike to find that one-of-a-kind purchase or gift for the holiday season. As an added bonus, when you buy something handmade, purchased directly from the artist, you are supporting small business and the local community.” In addition to the vendors, there will be some holiday-themed family entertainment and activities scheduled. There will be a Holiday Hound Hike, where local pooches (and maybe even a potbellied pig!) will get all dressed up in their holiday best and put on a parade to celebrate the season. There will be a Kid’s Creation Station to entertain the smallest artists with free holiday themed craft activities. Some of our favorite local celebrities will be providing live music. And no holiday festival would be complete without a visit from Santa! Plan to come out to the village and take part in the fun! For more information, visit glynnvisualarts.org. (continues)
C H R I S T M A S O N T H E ~ Plantation ~
FORT KING GEORGE
If you’d like to see how a soldier stationed in the barracks during Georgia’s colonial days might have celebrated the holiday, reserve a seat at the Colonial Christmas at Fort King George. You’ll get to join the Garrison for a traditional dinner in the soldier’s barracks and an evening of colonial style Yuletide jollification. Reservations are required and the cost is $40 per person. For more information on this event or to make a reservation, please call 912.437.4770. A festive meal and evening of song and laughter are guaranteed! Discover the magical experience of Christmas as it was celebrated on a Southern rice plantation during the 1850s. The 36th annual Hofwyl Plantation Christmas takes place December 2 and 3 from 6-9 p.m. Stroll down the old carriage road lit by candles and enter the antebellum plantation house to find revelers reenacting the period, including Civil War soldiers. Candlelit tours of the house, Christmas carols, hot wassail and cookies are all part of the merriment. Santa Claus will make a special appearance and will take requests from children of all ages. For extra “fireworks” that evening, there will be cannon and rifle demonstrations taking place at intervals throughout the night. Come get a taste of an old fashioned Christmas in the Old South. Admission is only $5-10. For more information, call 912.264.7333.
KEEP IN MIND THESE EVENTS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING of all of the holiday fun! Keep an eye on the EIL website calendar and social media posts for more events to come. If you’d like to get weekly emails in your inbox of local event and live music information, sign up for our e-newsletter, the EIL Insider, by clicking the “Subscribe” link on the homepage of our website. We’ll be out taking Social Scene photos, hope to see YOU around!
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